On Friday, the health department confirmed two more cases of dengue and one more case of malaria in the district, while private hospitals reported 12 cases of swine flu.

Doctors say the number of swine flu cases may rise this month as temperature variation and high humidity help the growth of its bacteria.

The two new dengue cases have taken the total tally to five this season. While one dengue patient is a 32-year-old male from Sector 45, the other is a 22-year-old man from Sector 21. Their samples were sent to the health department two weeks ago, but the same were confirmed on Friday. Health officials told TOI both have now recovered.

Apart from dengue cases, a 30-year-old man from Hisar has been confirmed to be infected with malaria.

The patient was reportedly staying at Jacobpura in Gurgaon for the past few days but has now returned to his hometown. With this, the number of malaria cases has reached 14 in the district.

Not only dengue and malaria, there have been a dozen cases of swine flu in the city. These cases were reported in two private hospitals, and medical reports of the patients have been submitted to the health department.

One of the patients is a seven-month-old girl from Kanhai village in Sector 45, while another is a four-year-old boy from Saraswati Enclave.

“There are about 100 suspected cases of swine flu in the hospital in the past four weeks and we have got eight cases positive for H1N1. All the patients have the same symptoms of high fever, severe body ache, cough and breathing difficulties,” said Dr Amitabha Ghosh of internal medicine department, Columbia Asia Hospital.

“This is the peak season for viral infections and thus people should be more careful. Undifferentiated viral fever may lead to swine flu if proper care is not taken at the right time,” he added.

Dr Rajesh Kumar from Paras Hospital, Gurgaon, said the number of swine flu cases may rise in August if precautions are not taken. “Humidity is a breeding ground for any virus,” he said.

Meanwhile, the health department has instructed all hospitals to take immediate action when a patient is suspected of being infected with swine flu.

“Isolation wards and ventilator facility have been made available in all government hospitals. Also, we will inform people about cough etiquettes, maintaining physical distance from suspected or infected patient and urged them to report to health officials if they experience any influenza-like symptoms,” said Dr BK Rajora, chief medical officer, Gurgaon.

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